Janda (Gilan, Gelan) is a village and the district center of
Gelan District
Gelan is a district in the south of Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Its population was estimated at 78,408 in 2002. The district capital is Janda.
The district is within the heartland of the Tarakai tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns
Pashtuns (, , ; ...
,
Ghazni Province,
Afghanistan. It is situated in the central part of the district at at 1,983 m altitude. The houses are made of mud bricks and the streets are unpaved.
The town is located within the heartland of the
Tarakai
The Tarakai or Taraki ( ps, تره کي) is a Khilji Pashtun tribe; mainly found in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan. They are divided into several major clans/tribes: Nawrozkhel, Nakhel, Jamalkhel, Harunkhel, Malangkhel, Akhtarkhel, Daryakhel, ...
tribe of
Ghilji Pashtuns
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...
.
Ghazni Province Tribal Map (Page 4)
Naval Postgraduate School.
See also
* Ghazni Province
References
Populated places in Ghazni Province
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